Asmara vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$212
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
9
90
😀 Quality of life
15
72
🏙️ Population
963K
10M

The cost of living in Asmara is 17% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8615th and 7795th ($513 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Eritrea and China, respectively. Check Eritrea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 9202nd and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Changsha

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Asmara Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$9728

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554